Joan Tower
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Grammy-winning composer, pianist and conductor, Joan Tower, has been said to be \\u201cone of the most successful women composers of all time\\u201d by The New Yorker.
\\nThis year she\\u2019s celebrating her 80th birthday and we're celebrating by talking with her about her most memorable works and stories. The Grammy-award winning Made in America made the cut and you\\u2019ll be surprised by Joan\\u2019s insight on how the piece came to be.
\\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
\\nFanfare No. 1 for the Uncommon Woman
\\nMarin Alsop, Conductor; Colorado Symphony Orchestra
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\\nBlack Topaz
\\nLaura Flax, Clarinet; Patricia Spencer, Flute; Deborah Moore, Jonathan Haas, Percussion; Stephen Gosling, piano; Mike Powell*, trombone; Chris Gekker, trumpet
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\\nSilver Ladders
\\nSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
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\\nPetroushskates
\\nEighth Blackbird
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\\nMade in America
\\nNashville Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, conductor